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...would come from Georgia, where Taftman Harry Sommers, a member of the national committee, heads the Republican faction whose delegation probably would split 15-2 for Ike on the Texas-seating vote. Neither the national committee nor the convention is expected to repudiate Sommers by accepting the all-Taft rump delegation...
Taftman Jackson saw what was going on, and began wooing Democrats, too, but Ikeman Wisdom had a head start. When it was time for this year's party meetings, Wisdom had the upper hand. But whenever Jackson's faction were outvoted, they bolted, held their own rump sessions. Result: contesting Jackson & Wisdom delegations to Chicago...
...Duke of Wellington stuffily said no. For one hour Queen Elizabeth sat straightbacked in her saddle as Grenadiers, Scots and Coldstream Guards marched and countermarched. Twice Winston grew balky, turned his rump to the parade. Elizabeth leaned down, patted him gently, and with an officer's help brought him about...
...Rout & Rump. The convention was the climax of a struggle between enthusiastic Eisenhower supporters and the pro-Taft Old Guard. The Ikemen, rallied by Houston Oilman Jack Porter, had turned out in record-breaking numbers for the precinct caucuses and county conventions. They had routed the Taftmen and carried the day for Ike. But the Old Guard, behind National Committeeman Harry Zweifel, had bolted, held its own rump sessions, and named slates of pro-Taft delegates in the 31 counties. Zweifel & Co. desperately wanted to keep their grip on their "private-club" Republican organization, which they had controlled for years...
...Stearns1 Walk. The stories of what had happened at the precinct and county level fell into a definite pattern. Harris County (Houston) was typical. Among the pro-Taft rump sessions was one in the home precinct of the Zweifel National Committeewoman, Mrs. Carl C. Stearns. After a big majority of the 175 voters at the regular caucus went for Ike, Mrs. Stearns, her husband and 25 other Taft supporters walked out and held their own clambake. This and other rump sessions in the precincts brought about contests for 69 delegate seats at the Harris County convention. But 146 pro-Eisenhower...